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News Release 23rd September 2009FAST SUNDAY TRAIN CONFIRMEDChris Gibb, Chief Operating Officer of Virgin Trains, has told Michael Fabricant today that as from Sunday 13th December, Virgin Trains will run a fast afternoon train on Sunday from Lichfield Trent Valley to London Euston. "This is great news for Lichfield commuters" says Michael Fabricant. "When the new train timetables were introduced, Virgin stopped the weekend service as a regular service was due to be provided by London-Midland. But regular problems to the London-Midland Sunday service prompted me to ask Virgin to provide a back-up service on Sunday afternoons for the many businesspeople, students, and other travellers needing to be in London on Sunday night for an early start in our capital on Monday morning. The cancellation of all Sunday London-Midland trains from Lichfield on September 6th due to industrial problems made matters even more urgent. "I am delighted to be told today that a new Virgin Sunday service will be introduced. As from 13th December, a fast Virgin train will depart Lichfield Trent Valley at 5.29pm and will arrive in Euston at 6.46pm - a journey time of 1 hour 17 minutes - around half the time taken by the London-Midland service, when it is running to time."
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